John Archibald (15 December 1845 – 20 May 1907) was a politician in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. He was a

Member of the Queensland Legislative Council Following are lists of members of the Queensland Legislative Council: * 1860–1869 * 1870–1879 * 1880–1889 * 1890–1899 *1900–1909 The 1900s may refer to: * 1900s (decade), the decade from 1900 to 1909 * The century from 1900 to 1999, al ...

Politics

Archibald served as a councillor on the

Warwick Town Council The City of Warwick was a local government area administering the regional centre of Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The City covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1861 until 1994, when it was dis ...

and was mayor in 1890 and 1897. John Archibald was appointed to the

Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...

on 11 March 1897. A lifetime appointment, it ended with his death on 20 May 1907. Archibald was buried in

Toowong Cemetery Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest cemet ...

.Archibald John
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

Personal life

In 1904, John Archibald's daughter, Janet Mary Archibald married

Edwin Fowles Edwin Wesley Howard Fowles (17 June 1871 – 29 December 1945) was a barrister, journalist, and member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life Fowles was born in December 1871 at Oxley, Queensland, to William Fowles, schoolteacher, a ...

(also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Archibald, John Members of the Queensland Legislative Council Burials at Toowong Cemetery 1845 births 1907 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians